How to distinguish between fetal movement and contractions

There are differences between fetal movement and contractions in terms of time of occurrence, clinical manifestations and accompanying symptoms, mainly including the following aspects: 1. Time of occurrence: fetal movement usually starts from 16-20 weeks of pregnancy to the end of pregnancy. The contractions include real contractions and pseudo contractions, pseudo contractions can usually appear a few weeks before labor, if it is a real contraction, usually 1 day before labor; 2, the main performance: fetal movement when the pregnant woman can feel local tightness or a sense of fullness, not the whole abdomen, while contractions are the whole abdomen tension, and the tension is sometimes not; 3, the accompanying symptoms: fetal movement in the abdomen can be seen or touched abdominal changes, usually not accompanied by the opening of the mouth and the abdominal shape. It is usually not accompanied by the opening of the uterus and the receding of the cervical canal. The contractions at the end of labor can appear as lower abdominal pain, accompanied by dilatation of the uterine orifice and receding cervical canal. When a pregnant woman has fetal movements, she can count the fetal movements to determine the growth and development of the fetus in the uterine cavity and complete regular pregnancy tests. In case of labor contractions, you should be admitted to hospital in time for delivery.